Execution is very fast. I thought the quotes are a bit tighter on the demo than on the live server tho. Usd/jpy and Eur/Usd are about the same, but for pairs with a bit wider spread its different. Especially Gbp/Jpy seems to be often 0.5 - 2 pips on demo, but 3-5 pips on the live server. Usd/Chf and Gbp/Usd are 1-2 most of the time.
I use eSignal, but its not for free. They carry the Hotspot retail and institutional datafeed. Other options would be CQG, Tenfore, RealTick or TT XStudy, but they are way more expensive.
The new european platform has some limited charting functionality, but its useless in my opinion, and also a bit buggy. I would contact their support if there are more/free options for charting. Or just use free charts from another broker if your trading doesnt need super accurate charts to the pip.
Yes, they are very simmilar, i have both on eSignal, it should be fine to use this instead. You could use Ninjatrader sim account and connect it to efx/mb for free charting, however if you need chart history you will need an eSignal subscription because efx/mb provides realtime data only. In this case you can use an esignal 'data-only' subscription, which means you can only access the data with Ninjatrader but not use the esignal application itself (saves some money, base fee + FX data would be $100 instead of $175).
Alternative is to leave the computer running 24/7.
HI, can you post a link to this Gain feed ? Do you not need to sign up with them or something to get it ?
is the data as good as Hotspots data ?
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There is no link, you can choose Gain feed directly from NinjaTrader, it is in the list of feed providers. No need to install anything. Data is quite close to MBT and I suppose to HotSpot too, it is just a bit smoother, a little less movement than on MBT, but from historical point of view it is good enough for analysis
